Justin Fashanu

Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also one of the first footballers to command a £1 million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, and had varying levels of success as a player afterwards, until he retired in 1997.

19 February 1961

Born on the same birth date (19 February 1961): Ernie Gonzalez

Born on the same birth day (19 February): Bobby Rogers • Dave Niehaus • Homer Hickam • Howard Stringer • Joseph P. Kerwin • José Eustasio Rivera • Marta (footballer) • Mika Nakashima • Millie Bobby Brown • Norm O'Neill • Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza • Prince Markie Dee • Russ Nixon

Born in the same month (February 1961): Akira Takasaki • Angela Eagle • Bill Lester • CEvin Key • Carey Lowell • Elliot Hirshman • Erna Solberg • James Worthy • Jim Harris (politician) • Lauren Lane • Linda Eder • Liu Kang (footballer) • Maria Eagle • Michel Martelly • Niko Nirvi • Savvas Kofidis • Steve Lundquist • Tim Meadows • Volker Fried • Yury Onufriyenko